A few decades have gone by since Integra's passing. Now all that remains is Seras, her master, and the upcoming war over the existence of their race. A breakthrough in medicine gives the living world a scare...and Seras a sense of hope for her kind.

Adrian frowned, twisting the fist back and around to pin her to the opposite wall, her arm at a socket-wrenching angle between them. He kept Laurie in the solid hold, using the gentlest voice he could muster, “I was hoping we could talk.”